In this appeal from judgment of sentence in the court below, appellant's counsel failed to file post-trial motions. Since the contentions now raised were not properly raised in the court below, we would ordinarily

Our examination of the record convinces us, however, that this matter should be remanded for further consideration in light of this court's decision today in Commonwealth v. Grillo, 208 Pa. Superior Ct. 444, 222 A.2d 427 (1966).

Accordingly, the case is to be remanded to the court below with directions to hold an evidentiary hearing at which time the circumstances of appellant's failure to file post-trial motions will be fully explored.

If the lower court should conclude, following such a hearing, that no denial of appellant's constitutional rights occurred, it shall enter an order to that effect. In the event, however, that the court determines that appellant's constitutional rights were infringed, it shall enter an order vacating appellant's sentence and granting appellant the right to file post-trial motions nunc pro tunc.

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